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Childhood

Children play among hundreds of giant hat-shaped bamboo cones in a rice field in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The traditional cones protect freshly collected rice from rain and fog. Rice mill workers start early at 5 am and work until 2 pm daily. Later, their children play the afternoon games.

Awards

Black & White Photo Contest

2024

Gold

Travel

Non Professional

Childhood

Children play among hundreds of giant hat-shaped bamboo cones in a rice field in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The traditional cones protect freshly collected rice from rain and fog. Rice mill workers start early at 5 am and work until 2 pm daily. Later, their children play the afternoon games.

About Artist

Joy Saha

Joy Saha is a Photographer, Traveller, and Visual Journalist who specializes in capturing compelling human and environmental stories through the lens. His work has been featured in over 100 world’s leading news outlets, including The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Wall Street Journal, TIME, National Geographic, GEO, Stern, Der Spiegel, Amnesty International, and The Daily Telegraph ​of London.​ With a profound interest in Documentary photography, Joy is passionate about exploring the diverse aspects of human life and depicting the pressing environmental challenges of our time. He uses photography as a powerful storytelling tool to shift perspectives and inspire action. His projects highlight daily life, vulnerable communities, and the impacts of climate change, emphasizing the urgency of global solidarity. He is on an endless journey of portraying human struggles and environmental impacts to evoke empathy and drive meaningful change. Joy received many international awards from some of the world’s most prestigious photo contests, including the 2nd Prize in the Mobile category at the Xposure International Photography Festival (UAE), where he was invited by the Sharjah Government to attend the event. He was the Grand Prize Winner of the Earth Stories Photo Contest, organized by the International Photography Hall of Fame Museum (USA). His accolades span globally renowned competitions such as the Sony World Photography Awards, Black & White Photo Award (Spain), Environmental Photographer of the Year, MonoVisions Awards, HIPA, and many more. His photographs have been showcased in numerous exhibitions across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia—including venues such as the Agora Gallery in New York, the National Roman Museum in Rome, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation in Berlin. Joy regularly contributes to ZUMA PRESS and undertakes commissions from NGOs, Newspapers, Magazines, Photo Agencies, Industries, & Business Clients.

Joy Saha

Photographic Areas of Focus

People, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel

Location

Bangladesh

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